Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and associated factors among women of reproductive age attending a rural teaching hospital in western Uganda

• Hauptverfasser: David Wol Nang (Verfasst von), Happy Tukirinawe (Verfasst von), Maxwell Okello (Verfasst von), Bekson Tayebwa (Verfasst von), Pius Theophilus (Verfasst von), Franck Katembo Sikakulya (Verfasst von), Yarine Fajardo (Verfasst von), Adam Moyosore Afodun (Verfasst von), Rogers Kajabwangu (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background High-risk HPV is considered a major risk factor for the development of cervical cancer, the most common malignancy among women in Uganda. However, there is a paucity of updated epidemiological data on the extent of the burden and factors associated with hr-HPV infection among wom...